Overview

  • Year Levels F–6
  • Curriculum ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, NZ
  • Subject Literacy
  • Resource Formats Digital
  • Learning Focus Synthetic phonics and decodable readers, Modelled reading, Shared reading, Guided reading, Independent reading, Intervention, Oral language, Take-home reading
  • Last Updated Oct 2022

What it is

ActiveLearn Primary combines engaging F-6 reading resources into a single accessible online learning hub. With just one login you can cover your reading needs from home or the classroom with:

  • Bug Club: nearly 400 levelled readers, plays, comics and graphic novels featuring much-loved characters from film and TV for modelled, guided, independent and take-home reading.
  • Bug Club Phonics: combines a teaching program with over 200 decodable readers, interactive assessments and fun games to deliver effective explicit teaching of synthetic phonics. 
  • Rapid Phonics and Rapid Reading: over 200 age-appropriate eBooks to help struggling readers catch up and build their confidence.

How it helps

Learners

Engaging interactive activities: Build learner confidence with rewards-based activities and games embedded within eBooks.

All learning needs considered: Provide learners with access to materials relevant to their reading ability using levelled readers and intervention programs.

Easy learning from home: Support remote learning with included advice for parents on how to support children’s learning outside the classroom.

Educators

Extensive teaching support: Draw from an expansive and flexible range of teaching materials, including a synthetic phonics teaching program and guided reading notes.

Targeted literacy learning: Filter and allocate books by book band, reading level, Fountas & Pinnell level, or Phonic phase.

Performance insights: Check student progress easily with tracking, assessment and reporting built into the platform.

I would recommend ActiveLearn Primary to all lower year's primary teachers looking for a high quality, affordable reading and phonics resource to support differentiated classroom practice. We love the range and organisation of the phonics texts that make it really easy to navigate and select an appropriate text to match the learning focus. The students love being able to read bright, engaging, varied texts. They also enjoy being able to access a breadth of quality phonics-based interactive tasks to support their decoding and encoding skills
— Sarah Carroll, Primary Literacy Coordinator and Year 1 Classroom Teacher at Cornish College in Victoria

What it includes

Discover how ActiveLearn Primary can be used to improve teaching and learning.

Overview

ActiveLearn Primary for educators

For educators, ActiveLearn Primary is used to:

  • search for and filter by phonic phase, stage and set or by reading levels
  • display books on interactive whiteboards
  • allocate books to individual students, groups or the class (with or without audio and quizzes)
  • track and report on students’ reading progress based on completion of books and quizzes
  • select audio narration to help lower levels with pronunciation and fluency when students are reading independently
  • access a giant repository of teaching materials.

Implementation support is available with help topics, support guides and videos.

Overview

ActiveLearn Primary for learners

For students, ActiveLearn Primary is where they log in from the classroom and home to:

  • find allocated books and activities
  • earn rewards to play games to help students build confidence and success.

Implementation support is available with help topics, support guides and videos.

Overview

ActiveLearn Primary for families

For families ActiveLearn Primary provides:

  • support for home reading
  • easy to use and simple access.

Implementation support is available with help topics, support guides and videos.

Components

Bug Club

Bug Club supports the effective and engaging teaching of reading for students in Foundation to Year 6. Every step is reinforced with teaching tools to support modelled whole class reading, guided reading, independent and take-home reading. With Bug Club on ActiveLearn Primary you can:

  • search for and filter nearly 400 books by book band, reading level or Fountas & Pinnell level
  • find 65 plays broadly aligned to Reading Levels 5-30 where students can also choose to be a character and the audio for that character does not play
  • track and report on students’ reading progress based on completion of books and comprehension quizzes
  • view and download guided reading notes and blackline masters, curriculum correlation and scope and sequence charts to help with planning, and more.

Find out more about Bug Club and Bug Club Plays to Read.

Components

Bug Club Phonics

Bug Club Phonics is a synthetic phonics program that provides everything needed to help students succeed in early reading. ActiveLearn Primary features:

  • comprehensive lesson plans with embedded assessments and consolidation
  • video animations featuring entertaining Cbeebies Alphablock characters
  • interactive whiteboard activities that deliver effective synthetic phonics-based teaching
  • over 170 decodable fiction and non-fiction books with embedded quizzes which focus on assessing phonic knowledge
  • games to encourage even the most reluctant readers
  • tests to help students prepare for the year 1 phonics screening test
  • downloadable blackline masters and assessments and curriculum correlation charts to assist with planning, and further classroom resources.

Find out more about Bug Club Phonics.

Components

Rapid Reading

Rapid is a complete intervention solution for struggling readers who are working behind age-related expectations as well as students with special educational needs.

Rapid Reading is an intervention solution for struggling readers and for students with special education needs. It works by sparking their interest and making reading fun.

Rapid Reading on ActiveLearn Primary includes:

  • 320 fiction and non-fiction decodable readers based on reading stages or age with dyslexia-friendly design and fonts
  • text starters before reading the eBook
  • quizzes reinforce reading activities that are geared towards success.

Rapid Reading also features:

  • a Read to me function to demonstrate fluent reading and hook students into the text
  • some audio-only instructions to make activities less intimidating and difficult
  • audio prompts for individual words to ensure students don't get stuck
  • highlighted words or sentences to improve comprehension
    further classroom resources.

Find out more about Rapid Reading.

Components

Rapid Phonics

Rapid is a complete intervention solution for struggling readers who are working behind age-related expectations as well as students with special educational needs.

Rapid Phonics is based on proven pedagogies, designed to improve students’ confidence as well as helping them to read accurately, quickly and with expression.

Rapid Phonics on ActiveLearn Primary includes:

  • 56 fully decodable readers based on synthetic phonic steps:
    • Step 1: Alphabet phonemes
    • Step 2: Diagraphs and trigraphs
    • Step 3: Alternative spellings
  • a Phonics progression wallchart
  • a pronunciation guide to the phonemes and graphemes to support home reading.

Rapid Phonics also features:

  • a Read to me function to demonstrate fluent reading and hook students into the text
  • some audio-only instructions to make activities less intimidating and difficult
  • audio prompts for individual words to ensure students don't get stuck
  • highlighted words or sentences to improve comprehension
    further classroom resources.

Find out more about Rapid Phonics

ActiveLearn Primary support materials

These guides and videos will walk you through getting started with ActiveLearn Primary.

Getting started

Getting started guides

These guides, along with the support videos above will walk you through getting started with ActiveLearn Primary.

Getting started with ActiveLearn Primary:

Getting started with Bug Club on ActiveLearn Primary:

Getting started with Bug Club Phonics on ActiveLearn Primary:

Getting started with Rapid on ActiveLearn Primary:

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Log into a teacher account

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Create classes

Getting started

Add teachers and students

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Bulk upload student or teacher accounts

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Allocate resources

Getting started

Monitor student progress

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Login to a student account

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Navigate the student world

Frequently asked questions

Browse answers to frequently asked questions about Activelearn Primary trials, subscriptions and technology.

Trials

Can I trial ActiveLearn before I subscribe?

Yes, you can register for a free 30-day trial.

Select Request a resource trial on the contact form below and your local education consultant will get in touch to help you get set up.

Trials

I have already trialled ActiveLearn Primary, can I trial again?

You may only trial ActiveLearn Primary once. We recommend making the most of the support available throughout your trial, as well as choosing to trial at a time that will ensure you can get the most out of your experience. Complete the form below or contact your local Education Consultant if you have any questions.

Trials

My colleague is currently trialing ActiveLearn Primary. What does this mean for me?

Your colleague can easily add you to their trial, allowing you to set up your own class for the trial period. The video, Adding teachers and students, shows how they can add you to the school trial.

Trials

How long does it take for my trial to be activated?

After you have completed the trial request form, it will take up to 2 business days for your trial to be activated. Keep an eye on your inbox and junk or spam folder to ensure you can get started as soon as your trial is activated.

Subscriptions

How do I purchase an ActiveLearn Primary subscription?

Your local Pearson Education Consultant is here to help. Complete the form below and your local consultant will get in touch and help you decide what will be appropriate for the teachers and learners at your school.

Subscriptions

How much does ActiveLearn Primary cost?

It depends on how many students will access the ActiveLearn platform.

For specific costs, complete the contact form below and your local Education Consultant will get in touch to help you decide what’s most appropriate for your school.

Subscriptions

How do the subscriptions work?

Let’s be honest, things always change. That’s why ActiveLearn Primary subscriptions are based on bands of students who will be accessing the platform. This gives you some flexibility for when student numbers change and ensures your students always have the access they need to keep learning.

Subscriptions

Can I buy print and digital combined?

Yes, you can buy any combination of print titles, plus a digital subscription to suit your school. For instance, you could purchase Bug Club print books as a level value pack and then a digital subscription to all Bug Club books based on the number of students requiring access.

Subscriptions

Why do I need printed books?

For young children especially, physical printed books can be useful for developing fine motor skills and for understanding reading conventions, such as holding a book, turning pages and reading from left to right. They can also be useful when technology is not prevalent in the home or for guided reading sessions in the classroom.

Subscriptions

We mainly use print books in our school. How can I access the digital teaching resources to support Bug Club?

A teacher-only subscription lets teachers access all the ActiveLearn Primary guided reading notes and Blackline Masters. Books can also be displayed on an interactive whiteboard or screen for whole class modelling or guided reading sessions.

Technology support

What devices does ActiveLearn work on?

ActiveLearn Primary works on Mac and PC computers and iPad and Android tablets.

It is not recommended for mobile phones as the screen size does not provide an optimum reading experience.

To ensure your device runs smoothly, you can check the system requirements via the 'Will it work on my computer?' link on the ActiveLearn Primary login page.

Technology support

Can I check if ActiveLearn Primary will work on my device?

Yes, before you first login, you can perform a diagnostic test of your device to check system requirements.

Technology support

Do you recommend ActiveLearn Primary for mobile phones?

We tend not to recommend ActiveLearn Primary for mobile phones as the screen size is not optimal for reading.

Technology support

I can’t access the any of the resources on ActiveLearn Primay.

Make sure you allow pop-up blocker settings on your device.

Technology support

Is there technical help available?

There are a couple of options for technical help with ActiveLearn Primary:

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